OBITUARIES
Ennis Johnson
Apr 4, 2022
SHELBY: Ennis Hartwell Johnson, 89, died Monday, April 4, 2022 at Atrium Health Cleveland. Born in Hancock County, GA, he was the son of the late Ennis A. and Mattie Wilson Johnson. Ennis retired from the US Airforce and was an active member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. He was an avid Braves and GA Bulldogs fan. He use to...
David Turner Sr.
Mar 30, 2022
SHELBY: David Albert Lee Turner Sr., 67, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Hospice of Wendover Shelby. A native of Cleveland County he is the son of Pauline Turner and the late DL Turner. He was a loving son, husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and loved his grandchildren. With David it was never a dull moment....
Sherry Hughes
Mar 29, 2022
Kings Mountain- Sherry Marie Hughes, 49, passed away Tuesday, March 29th, at CMC Main in Charlotte. Residing in Kings Mountain, she was the beloved daughter of Elaine Morrison (66) and Randy Morrison (64). She also leaves behind her biological father, Lenny Bridges. Sherry was loved by her friends and family for her kind nature, and always put others before herself....
Patricia Panther
Mar 26, 2022
SHELBY: Patricia Carter Panther, 81, died Saturday, March 26,2022, at Testa Family Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Boyd and Mable Hayes Carter. Patricia was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed reading and dancing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William Carter. She is...
Roy Swofford
Mar 20, 2022
SHELBY: Roy Martin Swofford, 93, went to be with his Lord, Sunday, March 20, 2022 at White Oak Manor in Shelby. Born in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary Ethel Greene Swofford. Roy grew up in White Bear, MN, the youngest of nine children, and later served four years in the Navy. He returned...
Patricia Stewart
Mar 20, 2022
BLACKSBURG, SC: Patricia “Trish” Hardin Stewart, 63, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born in Tulsa, OK, she is the daughter of Rachel Jackson Biddix of Kings Mountain and the late James Hardin. She worked at the Boyd Corporation in Gaffney. She enjoyed walking, exercising, growing plants, spending time with her grandchildren, collecting angels and baby dolls,...
Judy Herron
Mar 15, 2022
GROVER: Judy Ann Rayfield Herron, 74, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Testa Family Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Estell Martin Rayfield. Judy was a loving wife and mother. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Curtis Herron of the home; son, John Herron of Greenville, SC;...
Carolyn Keener
Mar 12, 2022
Mooresboro- Carolyn Kay (Whicker)Keener of Mooresboro, North Carolina. Formerly a long time resident of Promise City, Iowa passed away and went home to be with her heavenly Father on March 12, 2022. Carolyn was born June 3,1942 to Clifford B. Whicker and Letha (Foster) Whicker. Joining an older brother Phillip and later joined by another brother Wayne and a sister...
Gorman Ray Lail
Mar 10, 2022
Shelby-Gorman Ray (Mutt) Lail ,96, of Shelby, NC, a proud U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and Purple Heart recipient from the battle of Leyte Gulf, left this world for his heavenly home on March 10th. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Mary Evelyn Lail, and son, Terry (Jake) Lail. He is survived by...
Margaret Mcdaniel
Mar 3, 2022
GASTONIA-Margaret Byers McDaniel,74, died Thursday, March,3,2022, at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. Born in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Gladys Hammett Byers. Margaret was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be sorely missed. Her grand children and great grandchildren were her whole world. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...
Scott Dunn
Mar 3, 2022
SHELBY: Scott Lee Dunn, 60, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 at his home. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Arlie and Brenda Sue Hale Dunn. He worked as a Master Auto Technician, known for knowledge by many. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Nanette Cash. He is...
Gerald Jones
Feb 27, 2022
SHELBY-Gerald Austin Jones,89, died Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Hospice of Wendover Shelby. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Paris and Lilly Carroll Jones. Gerald was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who served his country faithfully in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. He enjoyed serving his fellow veterans and helping...
Bill Orlando
Feb 26, 2022
Bill Orlando died unexpectedly on Feb. 26, 2022, at his home in Shelby, North Carolina. He was 68. For years, Bill and his wife of 42 years Barbara called Martinsburg, West Virginia, home. Bill was known for his love of black coffee, an excellent old fashion, a good cigar, rooting for his beloved Washington Nationals and his love for those...
Dorothy Peeler
Feb 25, 2022
SHELBY: Dorothy Marie Revels Peeler, 87, passed away at Atrium Health - Cleveland Pines on February 25, 2022. She was born August 22, 1934, in the Dover mill village of Shelby. She was the daughter of the late Roy Lee Revels and Ethel Ledford Revels Fisher. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather Kelly Scarborough Fisher and a...
John Sturdevant
Feb 23, 2022
CONCORD: John Clair Sturdevant, 71, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Huntersville Health & Rehab. Born in San Francisco, CA he was the son of the late Clair and Alice May Sturdevant. John served six and one half years in the Navy and retired as a Network Engineer with Wells Fargo. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in...
Fern Crawford
Feb 23, 2022
Matrell Fern Bell Crawford (May 31, 1937 – February 23,2022) has passed from this life into the beautiful presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Fern attended Lattimore School until she married in February 1955 of her senior year. She proudly received her high school diploma from Shelby High School through Cleveland Community College in 1981. She was among...
Russell Sparks
Feb 22, 2022
POLKVILLE-Russell Wayne Sparks, 93, went to be with our Lord and Savior on February 22, 2022, surrounded by family and friends in Shelby, NC where he currently resided. He was born on February 1, 1929 to parents Floyd (Sr.) and Louise Sparks. Russell graduated from St. Anthony High School and married the love of his life, Betty Louise Duffy on...
Rebecca Chitwood
Feb 22, 2022
Rebecca Oliver Chitwood, 74, died, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Atrium Health Lincolnton. Born in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Viola Blackwell Oliver. Rebecca was a caretaker at heart who loved her family deeply. She was a strong willed people person who never met a stranger. Rebecca also enjoyed cooking and camping and...
Richard Poston
Feb 22, 2022
SHELBY: Richard “Dick” Poston, 79, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Atrium Health Cleveland. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clyde and Ruby Warren Poston. Dick was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, where he enjoyed tending to the nursey. He owned and operated Detail Chemical and Paper and was an active member of...
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